2:39:02
The taste of life was sweet
as rain upon my tongue
2:39:05
l teased at life
as if it were a foolish game
2:39:09
The way the evening breeze
may tease a candle flame
2:39:13
The thousand dreams l dreamed
the splendid things l planned
2:39:16
l always built alas
on weak and shifting sand
2:39:20
l lived by night and shunned
the naked light of the day
2:39:24
And only now l see how
the years ran away
2:39:32
So many drinking songs
were waiting to be sung
2:39:36
So many wayward pleasures
lay in store for me
2:39:39
And so much pain
my dazzled eyes refused to see
2:39:41
l ran so fast that time
and youth at last ran out
2:39:43
He wrote that for you, Zac.
2:39:45
Yesterday the moon was blue
2:39:47
And every crazy day brought
something new to do
2:39:52
l used my magic age
as if it were a wand
2:39:55
And never saw the waste
and emptiness beyond
2:39:58
The game of love l played
with arrogance and pride
2:40:03
And every flame l lit
too quickly quickly died
2:40:07
The friends l made all
seemed somehow to drift away
2:40:11
And only l am left on stage
to end the play
2:40:15
There are so many songs
in me that won't be sung
2:40:18
l feel the bitter taste of tears
upon my tongue
2:40:22
The time has come for me
to pay for yesterday
2:40:27
When l was young
2:40:40
Happy birthday, my man!
2:40:42
The old man's still got it, huh?
2:40:52
lt's been a while since
l've seen him with an inhaler.
2:40:57
He got rid of it.
2:40:59
Since when?